Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
Overview
Maker Canon
Type PowerShot
ReleasedOctober 2012
Intro price~$600 (New)
Lens
Lens Built in 50x Zoom
Sensor/medium
Sensor (1/2.3" CMOS)
Maximum resolution 4000 × 3000 12.1 Megapixel
Film speed 80 to 6,400
Recording medium SD card
Focusing
FocusAuto
Flash
Flash Built in flash
Shutter
Frame rate 15-240 Fps
Shutter speed range1/2,000 to 15 seconds
Continuous shooting 13.0 frames/sec
Viewfinder
Viewfinder magnification50x Optical, 200x Digital.
General
Video recordingCapable of recording 1920x1080 video at up to 30fps, slow motion of 240 fps.
LCD screen2.8 inches (71 mm), 461,000 px
BatteryNB-10L
Weight 551 g (1.215 lb)
Made in Japan

The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS is a 12.1 megapixel PowerShot model camera made by Canon. It features a large built-in 50x zoom lens which is equivalent to a focal length of 24-1200mm. Succeeding the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, [1] [2] [3] it was announced in October 2012. It was succeeded by the Canon PowerShot SX60 HS in September 2014.

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Compared to SX40 and SX70

TypePowerShot SX40 HSPowerShot SX50 HSPowerShot SX60 HSPowerShot SX70 HS
Pixels12.1 MP12.1 MP16.1 MP20 MP
Focal range(35X) 24 - 840 mm(50X) 24 - 1200 mm(65X) 21 - 1365 mm(65X) 21 - 1365 mm
Aperture rangef/2.7 - f/5.8f/3.4 - f/6.5f/3.4 - f/6.5f/3.4 - f/6.5
ISO range100 - 320080 - 6400100-6400100 - 3200
LCD size2.72.83.03.0
Weight557 g551 g649 g608g
ConnectivityBuilt-in WirelessBuilt-in Wireless

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References

User Manual for PowerShot SX50 HS from Manualsmania
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